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LiberalElite

(14,691 posts)
Thu May 26, 2016, 08:52 PM May 2016

A 24-Year-Old Bernie Fan Debated Bill Clinton for 30 Minutes — And Made a Good Point

https://mic.com/articles/144508/a-24-year-old-bernie-fan-debated-bill-clinton-for-30-minutes-and-made-a-good-point#.f4vlRqn8x

Bill Clinton is a double-edged sword as a campaign surrogate.

On the one hand, he and his presidency are viewed so positively that his efforts on behalf of candidates often provide them with a positive boost. On the other hand, he has a way of drawing attention to himself — especially when defending of his own legacy — in a manner that can jeopardize the mission of helping the candidate he's rallying for.

His spontaneous 30-minute debate Wednesday with a 24-year-old Bernie Sanders supporter at a restaurant in New Mexico probably falls into the second bucket.


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A 24-Year-Old Bernie Fan Debated Bill Clinton for 30 Minutes — And Made a Good Point (Original Post) LiberalElite May 2016 OP
He wouldn't shake his hand, LOL. That'll show em! bettyellen May 2016 #1
Sounds like Bill is at 'get off my lawn' stage. HooptieWagon May 2016 #2
 

HooptieWagon

(17,064 posts)
2. Sounds like Bill is at 'get off my lawn' stage.
Thu May 26, 2016, 10:05 PM
May 2016

Maybe yelling at clouds. Sounds like he's losing it. If he can't take retirement with grace and dignity then he needs to just move on.

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